Earthquake details

Sunday, September 18, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, September 18, 1966 at 14:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 108.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.031 and latitude 22.768.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 22.768, 102.031
UTC time 1966-09-18 14:15:56.900
Location Jianshui
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-09-18

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